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Meaning of "folk hero" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOLK HERO

folk hero  [fəʊk ˈhɪərəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOLK HERO

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Folk hero is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOLK HERO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

folk hero

Folk hero

A folk hero or national hero is a type of hero, real, fictional, or mythological. The single salient characteristic which makes a character a folk hero is the imprinting of the name, personality and deeds of the character in the popular consciousness. This presence in the popular consciousness is evidenced by mention in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore. Folk heroes are also the subject of literature and some films. During the Great Depression bankers became so unpopular that bank robbers, such as Bonnie and Clyde, became folk heroes. Joan of Arc depicted on horseback in an illustration from a 1505 manuscript. The martyr and saint Joan of Arc is a national hero in France and around the world. Giuseppe Garibaldi Davy Crockett, hero of the Alamo Statue of Pier Gerlofs Donia, a Frisian folk hero Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, photographed by Alberto Korda in 1961 Although some folk heroes are historical public figures, they generally are not. Because the lives of folk heroes are generally not based on historical documents, the characteristics and deeds of a folk hero are often exaggerated to mythic proportions.

Definition of folk hero in the English dictionary

The definition of folk hero in the dictionary is a hero to the common people of a country.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOLK HERO


aero
ˈɛərəʊ
aleph-zero
ˌɑːlɪfˈzɪərəʊ
antihero
ˈæntɪˌhɪərəʊ
bureau
ˈbjʊərəʊ
cero
ˈsɪərəʊ
dinero
dɪˈneərəʊ
duro
ˈdʊərəʊ
euro
ˈjʊərəʊ
faro
ˈfɛərəʊ
hero
ˈhɪərəʊ
Nero
ˈnɪərəʊ
non-hero
ˌnɒnˈhɪərəʊ
nonzero
ˌnɒnˈzɪərəʊ
Pierrot
ˈpɪərəʊ
Pinero
pɪˈnɪərəʊ
primero
prɪˈmɛərəʊ
rezero
ˌriːˈzɪərəʊ
subzero
sʌbˈzɪərəʊ
superhero
ˈsuːpəˌhɪərəʊ
zero
ˈzɪərəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOLK HERO

folk
folk art
folk dance
folk dancing
folk etymology
folk medicine
folk memory
folk music
folk singer
folk singing
folk song
folk story
folk tale
folk weave
folk wisdom
folk-dance
folk-rock
Folkestone
Folketing
folkie

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOLK HERO

action hero
bolero
brasero
cicero
Comanchero
Duero
embarcadero
ground zero
Guerrero
Habanero
hetero
kero
libero
montero
ranchero
Santiago del Estero
sombrero
torero
vaquero
war hero

Synonyms and antonyms of folk hero in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «folk hero» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOLK HERO

Find out the translation of folk hero to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of folk hero from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «folk hero» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

民间英雄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

héroe popular
570 millions of speakers

English

folk hero
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोक नायक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بطل شعبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

народный герой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

herói popular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাউল সম্রাট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

héros populaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wira rakyat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Volksheld
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

民俗英雄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

민속 영웅
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pahlawan rakyat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

anh hùng dân gian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாட்டுப்புற ஹீரோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोकनायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Halk kahramanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eroe popolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bohaterem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

народний герой
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

erou popular
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαϊκός ήρωας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volksheld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

folkhjälte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

folkehelt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of folk hero

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLK HERO»

The term «folk hero» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.480 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLK HERO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «folk hero» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «folk hero» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about folk hero

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOLK HERO»

Discover the use of folk hero in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to folk hero and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The last folk hero: a true story of race and art, power and ...
The lives and works of blue-collar, African American artists Thornton Dial and Lonnie Holley are documented in this true story of outsider art, ego, exploitation, and race.
Andrew Dietz, 2006
2
From Trickster to Badman: The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and ...
Roberts specifically examines the Afro-American trickster and the trickster tale tradition, the conjurer as folk hero, the biblical heroic tradition, and the badman as outlaw hero.
John W. Roberts, 2011
3
The Public Image of Henry Ford: An American Folk Hero and ...
Writing with verve and objectivity, David Lewis focuses on the fame, popularity, and influence of America's most unconventional businessman and traces the history of public relations and advertising within Ford Motor Company and the ...
David L. Lewis, 1976
4
Catcher: The Evolution of an American Folk Hero
Today the baseball catcher is a familiar but uninspiring figure.
Peter Morris, 2009
5
Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes
Just winning is not enough to make anyone a folk hero, there must be other factors involved. One important factor, perhaps the most important one in the modern era, is the multirole suitability of many types of hero to the demands of mass ...
Graham Seal, 2001
6
Ebony Jr.
Old John is another Black folk hero. Also known as John, Big John, and by a few other names, this folk hero was the most cleverest slave. Old John always outwitted the master of the plantation with tricks. He also told fortunes. Over the years ...
7
American Regional Folklore: A Sourcebook and Research Guide
Many Midwestern tall tales deal with the legendary logger Paul Bun- yan, who quickly passed from a folk hero of lumberjacks to a mass culture hero of many Americans, mainly in advertising and children's literature, as Daniel Hoffman shows ...
Terry Ann Mood, 2004
8
Man and Myth: Studying the Power Myth and Folklore Has Over Man
This is readily proven when one looks at the myriad forms that the folk hero has undertaken through history. The folk hero has been a forest dwelling highwayman (Robin Hood), a lumberjack of gigantic proportions with an equally gigantic blue ...
Brent C. Augustus, 2007
9
The Goddesses' Henchmen: Gender in Indian Hero Worship
Blackburn, "The Folk Hero and Class Interests in Tamil Heroic Ballads," and Nutt, "The Arayan Expulsion-and- Return Formula in the Folk and Hero Tales of the Celts." On life pattern, see also de Vries. Heroic Song and Heroic Legend, as well  ...
Lindsey Harlan, 2003
10
Folklore and Folklife: An Introduction
See also Industrialization Urformen, 12 Ur-type, 8 Uskoks (Yugoslav fighters), 104, 106 Vainamoinen (folk hero), 101, 104, 105, 107 Van Haver, Jozef, 195 Variant(s): concept in historical-geographical method, 8-10, 11, 56-57; in collecting ...
Richard M. Dorson, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOLK HERO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term folk hero is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fans have faith in Keenum, even if NFL coaches don't - Houston …
In his own humble, aw-shucks way, he's a 2015 folk hero. The Texans never have had a quarterback fans have truly believed in. People in this ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Motorcycle crash sends two people to the hospital - WVVA TV …
Get your dancing shoes on and your rubber duck tickets ready, a festival to honor an Appalachian folk hero is this weekend. Friday begins the ... «WVVA TV, Jul 15»
3
Johnny And The Raindrops frontman talks supporting Oasis, playing …
"It's just like writing a song about any folk hero and we do have a song about Robin Hood. It's just these visual things really, painting pictures ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
4
About Those Five Non-Negotiables, Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter …
... poor or criticize some beloved GOP folk hero (like Cliven “Let me tell you about the Negro, who would be better of picking cotton” Bundy) and ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
5
CNN Films Acquire Rights to 'Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr …
... and not going to take it anymore' television with conservative, provocative talk that made him a late night TV folk hero during the late 1980s. «News On News, Jul 15»
6
Ken Stabler: Colorful, controversial and a folk hero in Oakland …
The Snake played for legendary coaches -- Denzel Hollis at Foley High in Alabama, Paul "Bear" Bryant at the University of Alabama, John ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
7
Short list - Norman Transcript: News
For anyone who has ever looked at a painting and said 'I could do that,” Tim Short could be considered a bit of a folk hero. This month's ... «Norman Transcript, Jul 15»
8
The definitive A to Z of the Munster hurling final | Irish Examiner
For every folk hero the day has produced; Mackey, Cheasty, JBM, Dalo, Reddin; there is a dozen handsome additions to folklore. From the milk ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
9
'The Art of Forgery,' by Noah Charney
The defendant “went from Nazi collaborator to folk hero” for swindling Göring. Others produced works that were of such quality that they fooled ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Morton Downey, Jr. Comes to CNN in August
... and not going to take it anymore' television with conservative, provocative talk that made him a late night TV folk hero during the late 1980s. «CNN, Jul 15»

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